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26543 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26543 covers Osage, West Virginia.

Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 26543 is

Osage, West Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29% 7.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.8% 8.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 83.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss84.1 out of 100
Community resilience76.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide97.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMORGANTOWN L&D, WV US5.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January38.7°F / 20.9°F3.55 in rain
February42.7°F / 21.7°F3.14 in rain
March51.2°F / 28.4°F3.95 in rain
April64.1°F / 38.5°F4.1 in rain
May72.4°F / 49.2°F4.24 in rain
June79.7°F / 58.2°F4.49 in rain
July83.4°F / 62.5°F4.72 in rain
August81.9°F / 61°F3.65 in rain
September76.7°F / 54.6°F3.33 in rain
October65.3°F / 43°F2.86 in rain
November53.1°F / 32.2°F3.01 in rain
December43.3°F / 25.8°F3.47 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Monongalia School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

26534 Granville, WV2.2 km away
26546 Pursglove, WV2.9 km away
26541 Maidsville, WV4.1 km away
26506 Morgantown, WV4.1 km away
26527 Cassville, WV4.9 km away
26502 Morgantown, WV5.1 km away
26505 Morgantown, WV5.5 km away
26501 Morgantown, WV5.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Monongalia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.66 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6587, -80.0076

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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